Prevotella brevis

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of obligately anaerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Bacteroidetes. This species is non-motile, non-spore forming, does not exhibit CMCase activity, produces an abundant amount of extracellular DNase activity, and ferments mannose, melibiose, sucrose, inulin, raffinose, acetylglucosamine, gentiobiose, but not xylose, arbutin, salicin, or rhamnose. P. brevis is found in large mammals and chickens and has been isolate from human clinical specimens.

**Synonyms:** - Bacteroides ruminicola subsp. brevis - Bacteroides ruminicola subsp. brevis - Bacteroides ruminicola subsp. brevus - Bacteroides ruminicola subsp. brevus - PREVOTELLA BREVIS